diff --git a/bare.sh b/bare.sh
index a538ff0..8fbe365 100755
--- a/bare.sh
+++ b/bare.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash 
 VALIDCOMMANDS="go ls init repos stats diff forget"
 
 RCFILE=${HOME}/.backup/config
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ function usage-repo() {
 	echo "   usmb          Run 'usmb reponame' to mount \$USMB_PREFIX/<sharename> before running."
 	echo "                 Sharename determined by stripping \$NFS_PREFIX from start of <repopath>."
 	echo "   localmount    Run 'mount reponame' to mount <path_to_files> before running."
+	echo
+	echo "Pre-backup commands to access repo:"
+	echo "   premount=x  Run 'mount <x>' before command and 'umount x' afterwards."
 }
+
 function usage-rc() {
 	echo "   export B2_ACCOUNT_ID=xxx                  # Backblaze B2 credentials"
 	echo "   export B2_ACCOUNT_KEY=xxx                 # Backblaze B2 credentials"
@@ -231,6 +235,30 @@ function getrepodef() {
 	echo "$repodef"
 } 
 
+function gettagval() { # return 0 if tag matches
+	local reponame lookfor justtags x t val
+
+	reponame="$1"
+	lookfor="$2"
+
+	justtags=`getrepotags "$reponame"`
+
+	val=""
+	IFS=',' read -ra t <<< "$justtags"
+	for x in ${t[@]}; do
+		if [[ $x == ${lookfor}=* ]]; then
+			val=`echo "$x" | cut -d= -f2`
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+
+	if [[ ! -z ${val} ]]; then
+		echo "$val"
+		return 0
+	fi
+	return 1
+}
+
 
 function checktag() { # return 0 if tag matches
 	local reponame lookfor justtags
@@ -246,6 +274,65 @@ function checktag() { # return 0 if tag matches
 	return 1
 }
 
+
+function do_mount() {
+	local msg
+	if [[ $USEUSMB -eq 1 ]]; then
+		[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && log "debug: mounting $DATAPATH via smb"
+		mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			# try mounting it.
+			${USMB} ${USMBNAME} >/dev/null 
+			if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+				log "Mount usmb volume '$USMBNAME':  success"
+			else
+				log "Mount usmb volume '$USMBNAME':  FAILED"
+				return 1
+			fi
+		fi
+	elif [[ $USENFS -eq 1 ]]; then
+		[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && log "debug: mounting $DATAPATH via nfs"
+		mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			# try mounting it.
+			mkdir -p $DATAPATH
+			mount_nfs -R 1 ${NFSPATH} ${DATAPATH} >/dev/null 
+			if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+				log "Mount nfs volume '$NFSPATH' to $DATAPATH:  success"
+			else
+				log "Mount nfs volume '$NFSPATH' to $DATAPATH:  FAILED"
+				return 1
+			fi
+		fi
+	elif [[ $USELOCALMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
+		[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && log "debug: mounting $DATAPATH via fstab"
+		mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			# try mounting it.
+			mkdir -p $DATAPATH
+			mount ${DATAPATH} >/dev/null 
+			if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+				log "Mount $DATAPATH:  success"
+			else
+				log "Mount $DATAPATH:  FAILED"
+				return 1
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if ! [[ -e ${DATAPATH} ]]; then
+		log "Error:  ${DATAPATH} doesn't exist"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	count=`ls ${DATAPATH} | wc -l`
+	if [ $count -le 2 ]; then
+		log "Error:  ${DATAPATH} exists but appears to be empty" 
+		return 1
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
 function do_umount() {
 	if [[ $USEUSMB -eq 1 ]]; then
 		log "Unmounting usmb volume '$USMBNAME'"
@@ -331,7 +418,7 @@ fi
 
 # Get list of defined repos
 idx=0
-for f in `cat $REPOFILE`; do
+for f in `cat $REPOFILE | grep ";" | grep -v "^#"`; do
 	REPODEFS[$idx]="$f"
 
 	mode=`getmode "$f"`
@@ -403,6 +490,7 @@ GOODREPOS=""
 for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 	REPO=${f}
 	DATAPATH=$(getdatapath $f)
+	REPOPATH=$(getrepopath $f)
 	mode=`getmode "$REPO"`
 
 	checktag "$f" usmb
@@ -443,9 +531,24 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		NFSNAME=""
 		USENFS=0
 	fi
+
+	path=`gettagval "$f" premount`
+	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+		grep -q $path /etc/fstab
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+			log "Error:  repo '$REPO' has premount tag but $path not in fstab."
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		MOUNTREPO=1
+	else
+		MOUNTREPO=0
+	fi
+
 	checktag "$f" localmount
 	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-		grep -q $DTAPATH /etc/fstab
+		dir=`echo "$DATAPATH" | sed -e 's,/$,,'`
+		grep -q $dir /etc/fstab
 		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 			log "Error:  repo '$REPO' has localmount tag but $DATAPATH not in fstab."
 			continue
@@ -469,54 +572,8 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 	fi
  
 	if [[ $NEEDMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
-		if [[ $USEUSMB -eq 1 ]]; then
-			mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
-			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-				# try mounting it.
-				${USMB} ${USMBNAME} >/dev/null 
-				if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-					log "Mount usmb volume '$USMBNAME':  success"
-				else
-					log "Mount usmb volume '$USMBNAME':  FAILED"
-					continue
-				fi
-			fi
-		elif [[ $USENFS -eq 1 ]]; then
-			mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
-			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-				# try mounting it.
-				mkdir -p $DATAPATH
-				mount_nfs -R 1 ${NFSPATH} ${DATAPATH} >/dev/null 
-				if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-					log "Mount nfs volume '$NFSPATH' to $DATAPATH:  success"
-				else
-					log "Mount nfs volume '$NFSPATH' to $DATAPATH:  FAILED"
-					continue
-				fi
-			fi
-		elif [[ $USELOCALMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
-			mount | grep -q ${DATAPATH}
-			if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-				# try mounting it.
-				mkdir -p $DATAPATH
-				mount ${DATAPATH} >/dev/null 
-				if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-					log "Mount $DATAPATH:  success"
-				else
-					log "Mount $DATAPATH:  FAILED"
-					continue
-				fi
-			fi
-		fi
-
-		if ! [[ -e ${DATAPATH} ]]; then
-			log "Error:  ${DATAPATH} doesn't exist"
-			continue
-		fi
-
-		count=`ls ${DATAPATH} | wc -l`
-		if [ $count -le 2 ]; then
-			log "Error:  ${DATAPATH} exists but appears to be empty" 
+		do_mount $DATAPATH
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
 			continue
 		fi
 	fi
@@ -590,6 +647,18 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		USINGDEFAULT=1
 	fi
 
+	if [[ $MOUNTREPO -eq 1 ]]; then
+		path=`gettagval "$f" premount`
+		[[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]] && log "debug: doing repo premount at $path  via fstab"
+		mount $path
+		if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+			log "Pre-mount of '$path':  success"
+		else
+			log "Pre-mount of '$path':  FAILED"
+			continue
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	if [[ $CMD == "go" ]]; then
 		NEEDMOUNT=1
 	elif [[ $CMD == "diff" ]]; then
@@ -859,6 +928,15 @@ for f in $REPOSTOBACKUP; do
 		updatestats $f $CMD $rv
 	fi
 
+	if [[ $MOUNTREPO -eq 1 ]]; then
+		path=`gettagval "$f" premount`
+		umount $path
+		if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+			log "Un-mount of '$path':  success"
+		else
+			log "Un-mount of '$path':  FAILED"
+		fi
+	fi
 	if [[ $rv -eq 0 ]]; then
 		if [[ $NEEDMOUNT -eq 1 ]]; then
 			do_umount